Reuters

16 Sept 2026

Reuters

Cohere and Aleph Alpha merge around sovereign enterprise AI, with Berlin as a second headquarters

The combined company pairs Cohere’s models and revenue with Aleph Alpha’s European integration work, Schwarz Group capital and a German cloud buildout.

Reuters

13 Sept 2026

Reuters via MarketScreenerThe Information

Z.ai’s $5bn financing follows another $4bn raise in July

A share placement and convertible bonds show the continuing capital demands behind China’s AI expansion.

Reuters

12 Sept 2026

Reuters via GV Wire

Dario Amodei says frontier AI development itself should slow down

This is a meaningful escalation in Anthropic’s position. Dario Amodei is no longer saying merely “develop capabilities quickly while investing heavily in safety.” He is explicitly arguing that companies should slow the rate at which they improve model capabilities to buy time for alignment, security and regulation.